Call me old fashioned, but when kids walk into a Hot Topic, I want them to be greeted by the smell of incense and teen angst. I want them to get accidentally poked by 7” spikes on a random choker necklace. I want them to get a headache from the music that’s playing. I want them to think all color has left the world. I want them to be a little scared of the employees. I’m sorry to report, my millennial friends, that Hot Topic has gone soft. I guess it WAS just a phase after all, Mom. Disclaimer: Yes, I recognize the irony that I say Hot Topic has gone soft while I am wearing quite literally the softest puffer vest the local mall has to offer.
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